Birth date	280 BC
Death date	208 BC (aged 71-72)
Birth place	Shangcai County, Chu (state)
Death place	Xianyang, Qin Empire
Title	Chancellor of Qin Dynasty
Employer	Qin Shi Huang, Qin Er Shi
Movement	Legalism (Chinese philosophy) }}

Li Si () (ca. 280 BC – September or October 208 BC) was the influential Prime Minister (or Chancellor) of the feudal state and later of the dynasty of Qin, between 246 BC and 208 BC. A famous Legalist, he was also a notable calligrapher. Li Si served under two rulers: Qin Shi Huang, king of Qin and later First Emperor of China—and his son, Qin Er Shi. A powerful minister, he was central to the state's policies, including those on military conquest, draconian centralization of state control, standardization of weights, measures and the written script, and persecution of Confucianism and opponents of Legalism. His methods of administration of China is seen by some as being an early form of totalitarianism.

Early life

Li Si was originally from Shang Cai (上蔡) in the State of Chu. As a young man he was a minor functionary in the local administration of Chu. According to the ''Records of the Great Historian'', one day Li Si observed that rats in the outhouse were dirty and hungry but the rats in the barnhouse were well fed. He suddenly realized that "there is no set standard for honor since everyone's life is different. The values of people are determined by their social status. And like rats, people's social status often depends purely on the random life events around them. And so instead of always being restricted by moral codes, people should do what they deemed best at the moment." He made up his mind to take up politics as a career, which was a common choice for scholars not from a noble family during the Warring States Period.

Li Si was unable to advance his career in Chu. He believed that achieving nothing in life while being so intelligent and educated would bring shame to not just himself but to all scholars. After having finished his education with the famous Confucian thinker Xun Zi, he moved to the State of Qin, the most powerful state at that time in an attempt to advance his political career.

Career in Qin

During his stay in Qin, Li Si became a guest of Prime Minister Lu Buwei and got the chance to talk to the ruler of Qin, King Zheng who would later become the first emperor of a unified China, Qin Shi Huang. Li Si expressed that the Qin state was extremely powerful, but uniting China was still impossible if all of the other six states united to fight against Qin. Qin Shi Huang was impressed by Li Si's view of how to unify China. Having adopted Li Si's proposal, the ruler of Qin spent generously to lure intellectuals to the state of Qin and sent out assassins to kill important scholars in other states.

In 237 BC a clique at the Qin court urged King Zheng to expel all foreigners from the state to prevent espionage. As a native of Chu, Li Si would be a target of the policy so he memorialized the king explaining the many benefits of foreigners to Qin including "the sultry girls of Zhao". The king relented and, impressed with Li Si's rhetoric, promoted him. The same year, Li Si is reported to have urged King Zheng to annex the neighbouring State of Han to order to intimidate the other five remaining states. Han Fei, a minor prince in the State of Han was asked by the Han king to go to Qin and resolve the situation through diplomacy. Li Si, who envied Han Fei's intellect, persuaded the Qin king that he could neither send Han Fei back (as his superior ability would be a threat to Qin) nor employ him (as his loyalty would not be to Qin). As a result, Han Fei was imprisoned, and in 233 BC convinced by Li Si to commit suicide by taking poison. The State of Han was annihilated in the same year.

After Qin Shi Huang became emperor Li Si persuaded him to suppress intellectual dissent. Li Si believed that books regarding things such as medicine, agriculture and prophecy could be ignored but political books were dangerous in public hands. It was hard to make progress and change the country with the opposition of so many "old school" scholars. As a result only the state should keep political books, and only the state run schools should be allowed to educate political scholars. When Confucian scholars protested, 460 of them were buried alive. Li Si himself penned the edict ordering the destruction of historical records and literature in 213 BC, including key Confucian texts, which he thought detrimental to the welfare of the state.

Death

When Qin Shi Huang died whilst away from the capital, Li Si and the chief eunuch Zhao Gao suppressed the late emperor's choice of successor, which was Fusu. At that time Fusu was close friends with Meng Tian. If Fusu became the next emperor there was a high chance Meng Tian would replace Li Si as prime minister. Fearing a loss of power, Li Si decided to betray the dead Qin Shi Huang. Li Si and Zhao Gao tricked Fusu to commit suicide, and installed another prince, Qin Er Shi (229B.C-207B.C) in his place. During the tumultuous aftermath, Zhao Gao convinced the new emperor to install his followers in official positions. When his power base was secure enough, Zhao Gao charged Li Si with treason. Qin Er Shi, who viewed Zhao Gao as his teacher, did not question his decision. Zhao Gao had Li Si tortured until he admitted the crime. In 208 BC Zhao Gao had Li Si executed by way of The Five Pains. Zhao Gao in turn was killed by Ziying in revenge for Gao's killing of Ziying's uncle Emperor Qin Er Shi.

Contributions

Believing in a highly bureaucratic system, Li Si is considered to have been central to the efficiency of the state of Qin and the success of its military conquest. He was also instrumental in systemizing standard measures and currency in post-unified China. He further helped systemize the written Chinese language by promulgating as the imperial standard the small seal script which had been in use in the state of Qin all along. In this process, variant graphs within the Qin script were proscribed, as were variant scripts from the different regions which had been conquered. This would have a unification effect on the Chinese culture for thousands of years.Li Si was also the author of the ''Cangjie Pian'' (仓颉篇/倉頡篇), the first Chinese language primer of which fragments still exist.

Popular culture

Li Si is mentioned in Elias Canetti's novel: Auto-da-fe (1935). Li Si is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI'' by Koei.

See also

Burning of books and burying of scholars

Notes

References

See also

Levi, Jean (1993). "Han fei tzu (韓非子)". In Loewe, Michael (ed., 1993). ''Early Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide'', pp. 115–116. (Early China Special Monograph Series No. 2), Society for the Study of Early China, and the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, ISBN 1-55729-043-1.

Michael, Franz (1986). ''China through the Ages: History of a Civilization''. pp. 53–67. Westview Press; SMC Publishing, Inc. Taipei. ISBN 0-86531-725-9; 957-638-190-8 (ppbk).

Nivison, David S.David S. Nivison} (1999). "The Classical Philosophical Writings", pp. 745–812. In Loewe, Michael & Shaughnessy, Edward L. The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 B.C.. Cambridge University Press.

Yap, Joseph P. (2009). ''Wars With The Xiongnu, A Translation from Zizhi tongjian''. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. ISBN 978-1-4490-0604-4. Chapter 1.

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name	Divlje Jagode
background	group_or_band
origin	Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
genre	Hard rockHeavy metal
years active	1977–present
label	Jugoton, Diskoton, Logo Records, Nimfa Sound, Croatia Records, One Records
associated acts	Bijelo Dugme, Alen Islamović, Mladen Vojičić Tifa, Gibonni
website	www.divljejagode.com
current members	Zele LipovačaZlatan ČehićNasko BudimlićMarko OsmanovićDamjan Deurić
past members	Ante JankovićNihad JusufhodžićMustafa IsmailovskiAdonis DozulovićAlen IslamovićMladen VojičićVladimir PodanyEdin ŠehovićZlatan StipišićŽanil TatajSanin KarićDejan OreškovićPero GalićThomas Balaž }}

Divlje Jagode (trans. "Wild Strawberries") is a Yugoslav and Bosnian hard rock and heavy metal band.

Biography

1970s

Divlje Jagode were formed in 1977 in Bihać by guitarist Zele Lipovača (a former Biseri, Selekcija and Zenit member). The first Divlje Jagode lineup featured vocalist Ante Janković, bass guitarist Nihad Jusufhodžić (a former Zenit member), keyboardist Mustafa "Muc" Ismailovski (a former Grešnici member) and drummer Adonis Dokuzović (a former Novi Akordi member). The band achieved high popularity with their first singles: hard rock ballads "Jedina moja" and "Patkica" and a cover of Bosnian folk song "Moj dilbere". In 1978 they released their debut self-titled album ''Divlje Jagode''. Album featured a number of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath inspired songs, a new version of "Jedina moja" and ballad "Krivo je more" among others. After the album was released the band made a break because part of the band's members' army obligations. Ismailovski joined Srebrna Krila, and Lipovača, alongside Marina Tucaković became spiritus movens of a disco band Mirzino Jato.

1980s

In 1980 Divlje Jagode continued their activity in the new lineup: Kucukovic, Lipovača, drummer Nasko Budimlić and bass guitarist Alen Islamović. This lineup recorded album ''Stakleni hotel'' ("Glass Hotel") which marked their complete shift towards heavy metal. Songs lyrics were written by Elvis J. Kurtovich & His Meteors vocalist Goran Petranović, Marina Tucaković and Islamović. Album's biggest hits were "Autostop" and ballads "Dodirni me, skloni bol" and "Potraži put". On the tour that followed the album release Divlje Jagode played around one hundred concerts. At this time Lipovača took over Angus Young's schoolboy image.

In 1981 Janković started his solo career, and Divlje Jagode released ''Motori'' ("Motorcycles") with Islamović on vocals. Title track became huge hit, and songs "Šejla", "Zagrizi rokenrol" and ballads "Nasmiješi se" and "Ne želiš kraj" were well accepted. On the part of the tour that followed ''Motori'' release they were joined by Janković. Two following albums ''Čarobnjaci'' ("Wizards"), which featured hits "Morrison" and "Čarobnjaci", and ''Vatra'' ("Fire"), which featured hits "Ciganka", "Let na drugi svijet" and "Moja si...", were both well accepted, and the band signed a contract with British record company Logo Records under the name Wild Strawberries

;Wild Strawberries In 1986 they started recording an English language album with new bass guitarist Zlatan Čehić. Eight of their old songs were rerecorded with English language lyrics and the album featured two new songs, "Fire on the Water" and "Wild Boys". Album featured keyboardist Don Airey as guest musician. At this time Lipovača was approached to join Whitesnake as lead guitarist, but refused focusing on Wild Strawberries career. Adopting a glam metal outlook, the band performed at The Marquee and a number of English clubs. The pilot single with song "Sheila" was released, but being suspicious about Wild Strawberries' success in Great Britain, Islamović accepted Goran Bregović's invitation and joined Bijelo Dugme, and Wild Strawberries' debut release was delayed. Album ''Wild Strawberries'' appeared in 1987, but the band did not have any live performances following the album release. ''Wild Strawberries'' was soon released in Sweden, Germany, Italy and Netherlands.

The same year Budimlić temporarily retired. Stevie Doherty , vocalist of the band Zero Zero from Glasgow was approached to join the band, but eventually new Divlje Jagode frontman became a former Bijelo Dugme vocalist Mladen "Tifa" Vojičić. Album ''Konji'' was recorded by Lipovača, Tifa, Čehić, keyboardist Vladimir Podany (a former Armija B member) and drummer Edin Šehović (a former Country Carma, Bandoleros and Tusk member). Album featured rerecorded "Divlje jagode" from their first album and a cover of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ''Turkish March''. This lineup did not last long as well: at the half of 1988, during the tour, Tifa, Podany and Šehović left the band. Čehić took over the vocals and the drums were played by Dragan "Điđi" Jankelić. In 1989 a former Osmi Putnik frontman Zlatan Stipišić became the new Divlje Jagode vocalist. This lineup recorded demos which helped Lipovača sign a five-year contract in the United States, but that project was never realised, and Divlje Jagode disbaned.

1990s

During the war Lipovača lived in London and Zagreb. After releasing his solo album ''Magic Love'' Lipovača reunited Divlje Jagode. In 1994 they released album ''Labude, kad rata ne bude'' ("Swan, when there Is no more War"). In 1996 Lipovača, Budimlić, bass guitarist Sanin Karić and vocalists Žanil "Žak" Tataj and recorded a softer, ballad-oriented album ''Sto vjekova'' ("Hundred Centuries").

2000s

At the end of 1990s Lipovača, Budimlić and Thomas Balaz and vocalist Pero Galić recorded Divlje Jagode latest album ''Od neba do neba'' ("From Sky to Sky") which was released in 2003. First Divlje Jagode singer Ante Janković, as well as other former members Žanil Tataj, Emir Cerić, Livio Berak and Marko Osmanović, joined the band on their live performances on several occasions. In 2006 the band released the single "Piramida".

Discography

Studio albums

''Divlje jagode'' (1978)

''Stakleni hotel'' (1981)

''Motori'' (1982)

''Čarobnjaci'' (1983)

''Vatra'' (1985)

''Wild Strawberries'' (1987) - as Wild Strawberries

''Konji'' (1988)

''Labude, kad rata ne bude'' (1995)

''Sto vjekova'' (1996)

''Od neba do neba'' (2003)

Compilations

''Najbolje'' (1986)

''Sarajevo ti i ja'' (1993)

''The Very Best Of: Let na drugi svijet'' (2004)

''Najljepše balade: Krivo je more'' (2004)

Singles

"Jedina moja" / "Rock 'n' Roll" (1977)

"Moj dilbere" / "Prijatelj" (1977)

"Patkica" / "Kad bi vi, gospođo" (1978)

"Nemam ništa protiv" / "Bit će bolje" (1979)

"Piramida" (2006)

"Ne, nisam ja" (2011)

External links

Official Site

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Name	Viki Miljkovic
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Violeta Viki Miljkovic
Born	December 18, 1974 Niš, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Origin	Serbia
Genre	Pop folk
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.vikimiljkovic.com
Past members	}}

Violeta "Viki" Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Виолета "Вики" Миљковић) (born 18 December 1974 in Niš) is a singer who is popular in the former Yugoslav republics.

Miljković began her career when she was about 18 years old. She married Serbian musician, Dragan "Taske" Tasković in the summer of 2007 and friends such as Ceca Ražnatović and Sanja Đorđević were among the guests. She gave birth to her first child, a boy in September 2007. Her latest hits album was released in 2009.

Discography

Loša sreća (1992)

Hajde, vodi me odavde (1994)

Svadbe neće biti (1995)

Tunel (1996)

Kud puklo da puklo (1997)

Okrećem ti leđa, tugo (1998)

Godine (2001)

Mariš li (2003)

Mahi, mahi (2005)

Ovde se ne plače (2009)

The best of (2011)

External links

Viki Miljkovic Lyrics

Viki Miljkovic Gallery

Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:People from Niš Category:Pop folk singers Category:Serbian female singers Category:Serbian folk singers Category:Serbian pop singers

de:Violeta Miljković sr:Вики Миљковић sv:Viki Miljković

name	Toma Zdravković()
birth date	November 20, 1938
birth place	Pečenjevce, Morava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
death date	September 30, 1991
death place	Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
occupation	Folk singer
nationality	Serbian }}

Toma Zdravković (Serbian Cyrillic: Тома Здравковић; 20 November 1938 – 30 September 1991) was a famous Yugoslav folk singer from Serbia.

Toma Zdravković was an outstanding figure on Serbian folk scene; a bohemian and a poet, he lived up to his sad songs. The songs, although having the form of Serbian folk music, had spirit of chansons. He had a characteristic vocal, not too powerful but warm, resembling the one of Charles Aznavour. The violin underlined the melancholic atmosphere in most songs. Most of the lyrics were written by Zdravković, devoted to unfortunate love, and love-suffering while drinking and singing in omnipresent kafanas. He married four times, and settled only with his fourth wife Gordana in the late years.

Some of Zdravković's most renowned songs are ''Prokleta je ova nedelja'' ("Damn this Sunday"), ''Dotak'o sam dno života'' ("I Touched the Bottom of Life"), ''Ostala je samo uspomena'' ("Only a Memory Remained"), ''Pustite me da živim svoj život'' ("Let me live my own life") and testimonial ''Pesme moje'' ("My songs").

Biography

Zdravković was born in a village of Pečenjevce near Leskovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He had four siblings, and grew up in poverty. There was a high rate of unemployment in his village, and when he turned out 18 years old, he decided to look for a job as a singer in the town of Leskovac. But, he didn't have any friends to help him find a job or someone who could make him a singer. In his biography book, it is mentioned that a popular Bosnian singer Silvana Armenulić met him in a park in Leskovac, and she liked him, helped him out and eventually Zdravković succeeded and became a singer in a kafana in Leskovac called "Dubočica". His specific voice was interesting to hear and he became popular in the town. He wanted to see if people in other towns will like him, too, so he moved to Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina where he sang in the Bristol hotel. His shows were sold out every single night, and he started thinking of composing songs by himself.

Music career

Zdravković's first album was named Essagereta, released in 1964. The album consisted of 4 songs: - Essagerata - Žena moga druga (La Femme De Mon Ami) - Deca Zemlje (Enfants De Tous Pays) - Što te večeras nema

Three songs, "Essagerata", "Žena moga druga" and "Deca naše zemlje", were actually just translations of foreign songs of authors Neil Sedaka and Enrico Macias, but the song "Što te večeras nema" was composed and written by Zdravković, and it was his first published self-written song. His actual first written song was "Andjela", which was released later, in 1968.

''...The first time I saw the album was in the "Albanija" record store in Belgrade. I got in, too see if somebody would buy my album. And there were these 2 girls looking for an album, but the saleswoman did not know the song. "...something like: my friend, and a woman, and my friend again..." I realised that it was my album, "Le Femme De Mon Ami", from Enrico Macias. The saleswoman said that they don't have the album. It was a little unpleasant for me, since it was mine, but I knew that they did have it: "Up there, there it is," I said. The saleswoman put it on so they could listen to it. The girls were delighted. One of them commented, while holding and looking at the album cover: "It's true, he sings fine, but he is nasty!" I got out as quickly as I could, so they wouldn't recognize me...''

Although he expected a major boom, there was almost no response from the audience and Toma was hugely disappointed. But, he continued releasing albums and continuously changed places, kafanas and hotels where he was the "house singer". He sang all over Yugoslavia, from Bosnia to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and even Croatia.

In 1964, his first true love, a girl named Slavica which Toma loved, although she cheated on him, died aged 20 after a tough disease. Zdravković was shocked, and wrote a song named "Buket belih ruža" ("A buquet of white roses"), but published it years later, and the song is still considered his saddest song, and one of the most depressing songs in Yugoslavian music history.

But still, he did not achieve the so wanted fame with his own songs. Until 1969, when he attended the "Ilidža 1969" music festival, and won the second place with the song "Odlazi, odlazi" written by Blagoje Kašanin. Later, around 100,000 copies of the album were sold. And, when Zdravković wrote a song for his friend, Meho Puzić, and it sold around 500,000 (some sources say even 700,000) copies, Zdravković knew it will not be long until he made it to the big ones.

In 1969, he and Silvana Armenulić sang in the same group, and Zdravković, to express his gratitude to her for helping him out, wrote the song "Šta će mi život".

''...We met a lot, in different towns of Yugoslavia, and in 1969, we sang in the same band. I was already a well known and requested composer. She was completely down. She was depressed all the time and wanted me to write her a song. But what? All of my songs were inspired by my sympathies and love-life, but we were good ol' friends. I had no inspiration. Until one day, I went drinking with my friends, we were drunk for 3 days in a row, and the fourth day I woke up at a hotel, went down to the lounge, ordered a cup of coffee and just like that, i was hungover and wrote "Šta će mi život". I recorded the song in the studio and wanted to use it for a festival coming up, but when she heard it, she wanted to have it. And what could I do? It was her song, inspired by her life, and her problems. I gave her the song and it was a bingo. I wish i had never written it. She died 7 years later, it was like the song came true...''

The song became one of the biggest folk hits ever written in Yugoslavia and transformed Silvana Armenulić, and Zdravković himself, into superstars. But Armenulić's life ironically ended seven years later.

Zdravković later published his own version of the song.

One of his most famous songs is "Kafana je moja sudbina" ( Bar is my destiny ). It is also maybe the most famous Serbian Bohemian song of all times. You can still hear that song in Serbian clubs and bars over the country.

Breakdown

In 1972, he married for the third time and after a few months, the marriage broke. Zdravković fell into alcohol addiction and his old bohemian life, and near to dying. In two years, he spent all the money he earned in his 10-year music career. He decided for a move to Canada and a try of settling down. He met his last, fourth wife Gordana and later, his son Aleksandar was born. In 1978, he and his family decided for a move back to Yugoslavia for a new try.

Return to Yugoslavia

Zdravković returned to Yugoslavia and published a song "Umoran sam od života" ("I am tired of living") and immediately became a best-selling artist again. He couldn't believe that the crowds didn't forget him and continued making hits and returned to singing in kafanas and hotels across Yugoslavia. In 1982, he held his first concert in the Belgrade "Dom sindikata", after 26 year of singing. His major hits like "Danka", "Ciganka" ("A little Gypsy girl"), "Prokleta je ova nedelja" ("Damn this Sunday") and many others finally came to life, and with cassettes being introduced to the public, music was available to more people.

He started receiving different all kinds of offers; He acted in the movie "Balkan Express" and in the TV series "Doktorka na Selu".

He organized a few concert tours around Yugoslavia and maintained the fame he gained. In the last years of his life he sang a lot, and enjoyed the singing as if he knew it would be over soon. He held his last concert in Titograd (now Podgorica), Montenegro, 20 days before he died.

''"He sat all the time and at the end, he said: 'Your Toma Zdravković has just held his last concert.' The hall just fell in shock and 20 days after that, he died."''

Death

Toma Zdravković died on September 30, 1991, aged 52, in Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, from prostate cancer. He is considered the last Serbian bohemian, and one of the greatest Serbian singers of all time.

Discography

#Aleksandra #Buket belih ruža #Cekaj Me #Ciganko moja #Cekaj me #Da l' je moguće #Danka #Dete ulice #Dotakao sam dno života #Dva smo sveta različita #Ej Branka, Branka #Idi zauvek #Ispod palme #Izgubljene ljubavi #Ja nemam prava ni na kakvu ljubav #Ja nemam prava nikoga da volim #Jelena #Jugoslavijo #Kad se voli sto se rastaje #Kafana je moja istina #Lele, lele, ciganko #Lilijana Lili #Ljubavi, živote moj #Majci za rođendan #Moj si rob #Naviko sam ja na noćni život #Nikad neću da te zaboravim #Noćas mi srce pati #Nocas sam tuzan cigani moji #Odlazi, odlazi #Oj Dunave #Odvukla mi dušu preko jezera #Ostala je samo uspomena #Ostao sam sam #Ostario sam #Pesme moje #Plačem #Plakala je #Poslednje pismo #Prokleta nedelja #Pukla žica na gitari #Pustite me da zivim #Rastajemo se #Sećaš li se Sanja #Sliku tvoju ljubim #Sto je tuzna tako ova noc #Sudbino #Sutra se vracam kuci #Svirajte Cigani #Svirajte mi tiho, tiše #Svirajte noćas samo za nju #Što te večeras nema #Tamburaši, tamburaši #Tužne noći #Tužno leto #Umoran sam od života #Voli, voli srce moje #Vozovi moji prolaze #Za Ljiljanu #Za tebe, ćavale druže #Zaboravljam pesmu #Žena je plakala #Žena prijatelja mog #Život je reka #Tamburasi svirajte

External links

Fan club site

Miljenko Jergović on Toma Zdravković

Category:1938 births Category:1991 deaths Category:Yugoslav musicians Category:Serbian folk singers Category:Serbian male singers Category:People from Leskovac

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name	Jelena TomaševićЈелена Томашевић
background	solo_singer
Origin	Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
born	November 01, 1983Negotin
genre	Traditional pop, folk, ethnic
occupation	Singer
years active	2001–present
label	Minacord
associated acts	Željko Joksimović
notable instruments	}}

Jelena Tomašević (; Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Томашевић) (born November 1, 1983 in Negotin, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".

Music career

Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won the children's song contest "Šarenijada" in Kragujevac. She joined a folklore group in Kragujevac called Kud Abrasevic that toured all over Europe winning many awards for their dance as well as Jelena winning many awards with her vocals. She was one of the main vocalist for the folklore group. This was her first public performance and with her vocal abilities captivated a very large amount of people. She performed to a much larger audience in 1994 at the Yugoslav Children's festival, held that year in Kragujevac when she won.

From then she performed at various international festivals such as the Czech Republic, Belarus and Bulgaria where she won various awards. She competed and won in an Idol style show in 2002 called "3K dur" aired on RTS3. In 2005 she started a professional involvement with popular Serbian singer Željko Joksimović. He composed the song ''Jutro'' for her with which she competed at Beovizija, the Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Ultimately she missed out in controversial fashion at the overall Serbia and Montenegro final (Evropesma), when all four Montenegrin jurors overlooked it in distributing their points. No Name, qualifier from Montenegro's pre-selection, instead represented Serbia & Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, placing 7th. This was to be the country's last ever appearance in the contest as in 2006, both peacefully decided to go their separate ways and became independent countries.

In 2007 record label company Minocard signed her up and in 2008 her debut album has been released. Song ''Košava'', from that album, was presented in the RTS show ''Beogradska Hronika'' in late March 2008. The video to the song was filmed in a Belgrade villa built in 1907 and will be the main song off the album.

In 2008, Željko Joksimović composed Jelena a song called ''Oro'' for Beovizija 2008. She won the contest and represented Serbia in Eurovision Song Contest held in Belgrad in May.

In her career she also guest starred in the movie ''Ivkova slava'' (2006) for which she also sang, made a guest appearance on Joksimović's album (2005) and opened the EuroBasket 2005 in Belgrade.

In 2009 Jelena also recorded a song dedicated to peace along with the participants of Eurovision 2008 Boaz Mauda (Israel) and Sirusho (Armenia).The song is called Time To Pray. The lyricist of the song is the president of Israel, Shimon Peres. The song was represented in Moscow and also in Serbia during the Serbian National Final of Eurovision.

Personal life

Jelena graduated high school in Kragujevac in 2002. That same year she started studying at the University of Kragujevac at the faculty for English language. She has put her studies on hold but will graduate in 2009. She is from the same town as 2007 Eurovision Winner, Marija Šerifović.

Discography

Albums

Year	Information
		*First studio album	*Released: October 2008	*Label: Minacord	Compact Disc>CD

Singles

{|class="wikitable" !rowspan="1"| Year !rowspan="1"| Single !rowspan="1"| Album !rowspan="1"| Notes |- |2004 |Kad ne bude tvoje ljubavi |align="center"|— |Entry for Evropesma 2004 |- |2005 |Jutro |rowspan="5" align="center"|''Panta Rei'' |Beovizija 2005, Evropesma 2005 |- |2006 |Nema koga |From the film ''Ivkova Slava'' |- |rowspan="4"|2008 |Oro |Winner of Beovizija 2008, Eurovision 2008 |- |Košava | |- |Okeani | |- |Nikola Tesla |align="center"|''Balkan Routes Vol.1: Nikola Tesla'' |Vocal appearance |- |2009 |Time to Pray |align="center"|''Time to Pray - Single'' |Vocal appearance with Sirusho and Boaz |- |2010 |Gde da odem da te ne volim |align="center"|''Toše i prijatelji'' |A song written by the late Macedonian superstar, performed in his honour |}

External links

Jelena Tomašević RTS page

More Jelena Tomasevic's music

Jelena Tomašević interview

Notes

Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:People from Negotin Category:Serbian female singers Category:Serbian Eurovision Song Contest entrants Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008

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